{
    "term": "defender",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a player who must stop the other team from scoring in games such as football (soccer), hockey, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person who defends and believes in protecting something",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a passionate defender of human rights"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈfendə(r)/",
                "audio": "de/defender/defender__gb_2.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dɪˈfendər/",
                "audio": "de/defender/defender__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French defendeor."
}